Welcome back to cold mornings and snow on the mountain! The first thing I saw on the way to the office was fresh snowfall on the Alps and we can say officially that the first snow of the season has fallen - and its only September 27th!

Spring and Summer here were magnificent with days spent kayaking and canoeing the lakes and rivers, mountain-biking the many trails we have here, canyoning, hiking the Alps and of course chilling and bbq'ing.

The leaves have only just started turning and the temperature is perfect for mountain biking and hiking, but minds are starting to look towards Winter and the early snowfall has got us amping on another huge season 2008-2009!

Check some photos taken this morning on this page (below) or the Hakuba Now photo page here.

We'll keep you updated as Winter approaches...